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South Paris in Oxford County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Veterans Bench

 
 
Veterans Bench image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 22, 2024
1. Veterans Bench
Inscription.
In memory of all veterans
All gave some   Some gave all

 
Erected by Coleland Transportation Museum Bangor.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 44° 13.591′ N, 70° 30.88′ W. Memorial is in Paris, Maine, in Oxford County. It is in South Paris. It is at the intersection of High Street and Park Street (Maine Route 26), on the right when traveling north on High Street. Located in Moore Park next to the Civil War monument. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: South Paris ME 04281, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Western Maine Lakes and Mountains Region. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Veterans Bench (here, next to this marker); Paris Civil War Monument (a few
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steps from this marker); Paris, Maine, Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Paris, Maine World War Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); Paris, Maine Korea - Vietnam Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); Norway, Maine Korea & Vietnam Veterans Monument (approx. 1.4 miles away); Norway, Maine 1917-1918 Honor Roll (approx. 1.4 miles away); American Legion Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
More about this memorial. The bench is one of many given to communities throughout Maine by the Coleland Transportation Museum to be present at war memorials
 
Veterans Bench (left) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, July 22, 2024
2. Veterans Bench (left)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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